palettes

Author
Affiliation

Madoc Alder Marshall

Version

0.1.2

Draft Last Modified:

December 1, 2025

Status

Draft for review and feedback

KY Color Palettes: Preliminary Draft

Categorical Palettes

10 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #df997cPale Persimmon
  • #2b4d0aDeep Leaf Green
  • #ddb71aGoldenrod Yellow
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

10 Categorical

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #df997cPale Persimmon
  • #2b4d0aDeep Leaf Green
  • #ddb71aGoldenrod Yellow
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange

9 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #df997cPale Persimmon
  • #ddb71aGoldenrod Yellow
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

9 Categorical

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #df997cPale Persimmon
  • #ddb71aGoldenrod Yellow
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange

8 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #df997cPale Persimmon
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

8 Categorical

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #df997cPale Persimmon
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange

7 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

7 Categorical

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange

6 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

6 Categorical

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #28655aDeep River Teal

5 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #a572b2Coneflower Purple
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

5 Categorical (Alt)

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy

4 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #28655aDeep River Teal
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

4 Categorical

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #28655aDeep River Teal

3 Categorical + Grey

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

3 Categorical

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy

Sequential & Diverging Palettes

7-Color Sequential (yellow-green)

  • #e8f3c0Lightest Yellow-Green
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #9db957Deep Yellow-Green
  • #76933cDarkest Yellow-Green
  • #4f6f23Leaf Green
  • #2b4d0aDeep Leaf Green
  • #142405Darkest Green

5-Color Sequential + Grey (blues)

  • #ebebebPearl Grey
  • #b0d7edLightest Blue
  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy
  • #01203dDarkest Blue

7-Color Diverging (blue & yellow-green)

  • #01203dDarkest Blue
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #ebebebPearl Grey
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #76933cDarkest Yellow-Green
  • #2b4d0aDeep Leaf Green

9-Color Diverging (blue & yellow-green)

  • #01203dDarkest Blue
  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #b0d7edLightest Blue
  • #ebebebPearl Grey
  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #76933cDarkest Yellow-Green
  • #2b4d0aDeep Leaf Green
  • #142405Darkest Green

Dual Color Palettes

2 Category (Blues)

  • #62bcf0KY Sky Blue
  • #29326aGrosbeak Navy

2 Category (Yellow-Green & Teal)

  • #c7e072Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
  • #28655aDeep River Teal

Highlight Categorical

  • #4c6dc1Wild Indigo Blue
  • #ebebebPearl Grey

Highlight Categorical (Alt)

  • #be3c00Viceroy Red-Orange
  • #ebebebPearl Grey